EFFECT OF BLENDED LEARNING STRATEGIES ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This research title is Effect of Blended Learning Strategies on University Students’ Skill Development. Blended learning, also known as hybrid learning, is an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom methods. Objectives of the study were; i. To identify the challenges faced by students during blended learning strategies on University Students’ Skill Development. ii. To Identify the Strategies to address the challenges faced by students during blended learning Strategies on University Students’ Skill Development. The following Variables was serve as the study's foundation: Demographics Variables, HoDs’ Faculty members and university students Independent Variables: Blended Learning and Dependent Variables: Skill Development. This study is survey and descriptive in nature. We were employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. The participants in the research were range in age from all the HODS, all the University Faculty members and all the University students. The population of the study consisted of HoD’s, faculty members and students in Punjab. The sample was selected multistage cluster sampling. The Punjab province was divided into three clusters, and a representative sample was drawn from each cluster. In total, 12 Universities from three divisions (Bahawalpur, Multan and DG khan) were selected as the sample for the study. The sample included all HoDs (48), Faculty members (96), and students (912), from the selected Universities in southern Punjab. Thus total sample of the study was (1056).The Qualitative responses were converted into themes through coding, while, the quantitative data was analysis over statistical formula. The data was collected from selected sample and analyze by using SPSS-24. In the light of results appropriate strategies for blended learning at university level was proposed.